Lando Norris: Commanding Pole at Red Bull Ring
Norris has sealed a commanding pole position in Qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix, the McLaren driver recording a time that was half a second clear of nearest challenger Charles Leclerc to mark the biggest pole margin of the season so far, Formula1.com reports.
Analysis:
Norris would lead all three sessions of pole qualifying in Austria. He would put down the fastest lap in the early minutes of Q3 and improve his final lap time to 1:03.971, which was the best circuit of the weekend in Spielberg. Norris would be a whopping half-second clear of the next fastest qualifier, Charles Leclerc. Norris will start from pole Sunday in Austria and be the man to beat in this grand prix.
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